Sri Lanka v New Zealand @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
25 July 2001
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: EAR de Silva, LV Jayasundara
Third Umpire: PT Manuel
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mathew Sinclair | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Dilhara Fernando | 21 | 50 | 61 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | b Russel Arnold | 54 | 67 | 105 | 6 | 1 | |
| 3. Jacob Oram | c Mahela Jayawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 11 | 19 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| *4. Craig McMillan | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 38 | 53 | 56 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Lou Vincent | c Avishka Gunawardene b Russel Arnold | 30 | 57 | 60 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Chris Harris | c Avishka Gunawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 13 | 25 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Adam Parore | not out | 37 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8. Daniel Vettori | c Marvan Atapattu b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Kyle Mills | c & b Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Grant Bradburn | not out | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | - | |
| 11. Daryl Tuffey |
| FOW | 1-70 (Mathew Sinclair), 2-98 (Jacob Oram), 3-120 (Nathan Astle), 4-164 (Craig McMillan), 5-184 (Lou Vincent), 6-210 (Chris Harris), 7-217 (Daniel Vettori), 8-217 (Kyle Mills). |
| Extras | 0b, 15lb, 8w, 4nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 196 mins) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Suresh Perera | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (3w,2nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Kyle Mills | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Avishka Gunawardene | c Chris Harris b Daryl Tuffey | 5 | 26 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| +3. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Adam Parore b Kyle Mills | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| 4. Marvan Atapattu | run out (Mathew Sinclair > Adam Parore) | 66 | 91 | 129 | 7 | - | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Mathew Sinclair > ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 6. Russel Arnold | not out | 91 | 116 | 157 | 7 | - | |
| 7. Suresh Perera | not out | 56 | 51 | 60 | 6 | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | |||||||
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | |||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| 11. Dilhara Fernando |
| FOW | 1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-5 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-27 (Avishka Gunawardene), 4-27 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-137 (Marvan Atapattu). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 10w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 48.3 ovs, 203 mins) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Daryl Tuffey | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kyle Mills | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (2w,1nb) |
| Grant Bradburn | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 3.3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Suresh Perera, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando
New Zealand: Mathew Sinclair, Nathan Astle, Jacob Oram, Craig McMillan, Lou Vincent, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Grant Bradburn, Daryl Tuffey
